Univision Deportes, the sports division of Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, was named as a recipient of two prestigious Sports Emmy Awards this month by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), for the channel’s innovative coverage with Futbol Central and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The double Emmy awards – in the categories of Outstanding Live Sports Coverage in Spanish and Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish – honour Univision Deportes’ record-setting work as a leader in how audiences consume sports events and broadcasters encompass technology. These awards represent the company’s first ever national Emmy recognition.

deltatre had the privilege to work closely with Univision Deportes on both Futbol Club and its FIFA World Cup coverage, providing the design, technology and delivery of studio-based augmented reality graphics. In addition, for the FIFA World Cup, deltatre provided a sophisticated multi-touch Touchscreen and all data-driven tournament graphics.

“These two Sports Emmy® awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Univision Deportes team,” said Juan Carlos Rodriguez, president of Univision Deportes. “We are pleased to receive the recognition and deltatre has been a valuable partner to us in making it come to life.”

Commenting on the announcement, deltatre’s Commercial Director (North America), Tomas Robertsson, said: “We congratulate Univision Deportes on their terrific achievement, which is very well deserved. Their Emmy success demonstrates the importance to offer fans thrilling and engaging viewing experiences. deltatre is honored to have been a part of this Emmy-winning team.”

Univision Deportes’ Emmy awards add to the growing list of honors involving deltatre’s associated work in major sporting events, including the London 2012 Games, a Webby Award given to LOCOG and an Olympic BAFTA Award presented to Channel 4.

Producing more than 10,000 hours of live sports across its platforms every year, Univision Deportes’ properties portfolio includes rights to 11 of the 18 teams within the Liga MX, the Mexican National Team, the U.S. Men’s National Team, Major League Soccer, Copa MX, Copa Centroamericana, Copa America 2016, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the CONCACAF Champions League, the CONCACAF Men’s Under 17, the CONCACAF Men’s Under 20, the CONCACAF Women’s Under 17, the CONCACAF Women’s Under 20, the CONCACAF Futsal Championship, international friendlies, Liga de Ascenso, Liga Primeira de Portugal, and Formula 1®. Univision Deportes also provides comprehensive coverage on all the latest from the MLB, NBA, NFL and much more.

About Univision Communications Inc.:

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. The Company, a leading content creator in the U.S., includes Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country available in approximately 93% of U.S. Hispanic television households; UniMás, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network available in approximately 87% of U.S. Hispanic television households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the most-watched U.S. Spanish-language cable network, as well as UDN (Univision Deportes Network), the most-watched U.S. Spanish-language sports network, Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to telenovelas, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to international news, and an additional suite of cable offerings – De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson and Telehit; Univision Television Group, which owns 61 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; digital properties consisting of online and mobile websites and apps, including Univision.com, the most visited Spanish-language website among U.S. Hispanics, UVideos, a bilingual digital video network and Uforia, a music application featuring multimedia music content; and Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group in the U.S. which owns and operates 67 radio stations including stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico. UCI’s assets also include a minority stake in El Rey Network, a 24-hour English-language general entertainment cable network and a joint venture with Disney/ABC Television Network for Fusion, a 24-hour English-language news and lifestyle TV and digital network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit Univision.net.